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mɪˈstʊkmis·took

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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mistook

    particip. pass. of mistake.

    Look nymphs, and shepherds look,
    What sudden blaze of majesty,
    Too divine to be mistook. John Milton.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mistook

    of Mistake

  2. Mistook

    imp. & obs. p. p. of Mistake

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mistook in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mistook in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mistook in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Szasz:

    Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.

  2. Carl Paladino:

    Obama catches mad cow disease after being caught having relations with a Hereford. He dies before his trial and is buried in a cow pasture next to Valerie Jarrett, who died weeks prior, after being convicted of sedition and treason, when a jihadi cellmate mistook her for being a nice person and decapitated her.

  3. Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Science and Scientism":

    Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.

  4. Andreas Fransson:

    It is obviously disappointing that someone mistook us for terrorists but also a bit of fun.

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